Icy Roads Claim One Life In Thanksgiving Crashes
A West Liberty woman, 48, Marcella Harney, died in a pickup rollover eight miles southeast of Bennett Iowa as ice and snow sparked Thanksgiving Day crashes. 24 others were injured, her husband survived after losing consciousness for hours. Funeral services set for Monday at St Joseph's Catholic Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery. survivors include three brothers and four sisters.
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Bennett
Cedar County
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West Branch
Ed Crowley
Nell Conley
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Cedar Rapps
First General Snow Makes Highways Icy
Northeast Iowa roads iced after a Thursday snowstorm dumping up to five inches. The Iowa Highway Commission warned travel should be limited in the region as many spots faced icy hills and traffic jams. Twenty two people were injured in five crashes. one statewide fatality reported.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Pearl Harbor
Iowa Highway Commission
Newhall Hill
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Wyoming
Springville
Stolba
U.S. tax ruling halts dairy spread sale in Iowa
L B Liddy Iowa dairy chief says a federal ruling declares dairy spread adulterated and taxes apply. A $609 license fee per producer and 10 cent per pound excise tax would push retail price to about 52 cents per pound, delaying the Maddock developed product from reaching market.
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Des Moines
L. B Liddy
Iowa
Dairy and Foods Division
Liddy
Internal Revenue Bureau
Santa Parade Draws 20 000 In Cold Cedar Rapids
A nippy Cedar Rapids Christmas parade drew an estimated 20 000 spectators despite a 24 degree temperature and 15 mph wind. Kids waited along the eight block route for Santa Claus as he appeared at the end, shouting and waving. The chilly weather kept some away but did not dampen the crowd.
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Cedar Rapids
McKinleyigh
Third Avenue
Santa Claus
Stores Open Tonight in Cedar Pids Second Evening Shopping Session
Downtown Cedar Pids stores stay open until 9 p m with the first of six extended evening shopping periods before Christmas. The next late hours are planned for Wednesday and others will be announced.
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Cedar Pids
Parade Telecast Highlights City Holiday Event
Viewers along First Street watched a five minute Claus visit as KCRI TV via two cameras covered the parade. The 15 minute float procession showcased sleigh guests with partial text noting a brief stop and station coverage continuing on page eight.
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Kcri-Tv
First Street
Claus
Secret Out Pair Aim To Continue Life Unchanged
Orange Texas AP reports Tom Buntin and Betty McCuddy will resume life as if undisturbed by the 22 year secret. The pair formerly lived under assumed names after disappearances linked to Buntin’s alleged past and a family estate. Friends describe them as loving and steady, with neighbors supportive and a Sunday school class sending flowers.
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St. Louis
Gee
Betty
Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
New Orleans
Tom
Tennessee
Thomas D. Palmer
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Fire Rages in Port of Pusan
Flames five feet high ripped through a crowded port area in Pusan Korea on Saturday driving thousands of refugees through streets and razing hundreds of shacks. An American officer said the extent was unknown with no deaths confirmed yet but likely. American installations and neutral inspection teams fled as the blaze spread through the Hilltop shantytown.
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Korea
U. S
Veltey Stant
South Korea
Laniel Secures Confidence Vote in Paris Amid Bermuda Talks
Premier Joseph Laniel won French national assembly support 275 to 244 in Paris. He announced plans to attend Bermuda talks with Eisenhower and Churchill, as deputies tempered opposition to European unity and a six nation European Defense Community.
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Joseph Laniel
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Churchill
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Russia
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Bidault
Peepeent
Governor Can't Return Infant Stirs Wisconsin Debate
Governor Walter Kohler refused to order the state welfare department to return a baby to his foster mother Dorothy Tschudy. He said his duty is to the state, and the department had denied permission based on legally prohibited information about the infant’s life home and family situation. Neighbors had pressed to reunite the child with Mrs Tschudy.
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Madison
Walter Kohler
Dorothy Techudy
U. S. brands Russian note a bid for unity and delay
The United States denounced Russia’s latest note on a Big Four meeting as a tactical retreat that fails to change Soviet policy. It argues the note aims to impede European unity and the European Defense Community ratification. Observers say Moscow may seek a broader four-power gathering with China, while Berlin remains the proposed venue.
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Russia
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Bermuda
United Kingdom
France
China
Sergeant Confesses Tokyo Child-Killing
AP reports US sergeant Maurice L. Schick of Canonsburg Pennsylvania confessed to killing Susan Rothschild nine in Sagami hara housing area near Tokyo. He admitted strangling the girl and leaving her body in a drainage ditch after prolonged questioning. Schick, 29, was with his wife and two Japanese daughters in the same housing area.
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Whas
Susan
Rothschild
Chicago
Army
Maurice L. Schick
Canonsburg
Sehick
Sagamihara
Schick
Camp
Old Photograph Establishes Heiress in Estate Case
An orphans court judge ruled that a faded photo identifies Della M. McKeon of St. Louis as the missing heiress to a $3,500 fortune left by Sara M. Weller of Pittsburgh. The court ordered $479,730 paid to McKeon, with delivery within 10 days. An attorney traced McKeon using an old family album fragment.
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St. Louis
Della M. McKeon
John F. Fox
Sara M. Weller
Beall Charges Benson Aides Ghostwrite Critiques
Sen Beall accuses Agriculture Dept aides of ghost writing speeches critical of Benson. He cites similar language in Senate and House texts and says Democratic holdovers provided material to criticize farm programs and slow reforms. He named no individuals, urging a quiet inquiry into the matter.
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Beall
R-Md
Benson
Department of Agriculture
Eisenhower
Jason
Senate
House
Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Plane Ditches at Sea Near Miho. 30 Rescued
A U.S. Air Force C-46 ditched in the Japan Sea off Miho after a failed blind landing. Twenty-five crewmen and five passengers were rescued by a crash boat ten minutes after it sank. One crew member broke a wrist. Among the passengers were ten USO troupe members.
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Tokyo
Japan Sea
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Miho
Honshu
Supreme Court Asserted Power to End School Segregation
The Justice Department told the Supreme Court that the court can strike down racial segregation in public schools. Attorney General Brownell and aides argued the Fourteenth Amendment requires equal access to benefits for all people regardless of race or color.
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Justice Department
Supreme Court
Arettorney
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